Born in 1956, Mr. Rehder passed his military service at the German navy and worked as assistant shipyard manager prior to earning a business degree at European Business School, Frankfurt. In 1981 he joined Intercontinent Chartering Inc., New York, as a chartering broker for 3 years. In 1984 he moved to Hamburg to work as a chartering broker with the family company Carsten Rehder (GmbH & Co). Since 1987 he is managing partner at Carsten Rehder (GmbH & Co) where he also became responsible for the shipowning side of the business in 1996.
Carsten Rehder has traditionally operated container vessels, but in recent years focused on MPP ships and bulk carriers. The company is engaged in brokerage, ship management and marine insurance through affiliate companies.
Mr. Rehder has been active for many years in various trade organisations and is a past board member of DNV and the German Shipowners Association as well as a past president of the European Community Shipowners‘ Associations.